The general, former chief of the Army’s land operations command, told (28) to the (Federal Supreme Court) that the former president () vented with him about dissatisfaction with the.
He denies, however, that Bolsonaro suggested measures to trigger (PT) in the Presidency of the Republic.
“They say that I anuity at the coup at a meeting with the president. I already said it was not this issue, it was complaints about the electoral process et Cetera. It was practically a monologue: he venting and me, listening,” said Theophilo.
According to the general, Bolsonaro complained of restrictions imposed by the Electoral Justice to hold Lives during the campaign. “He also complained about himself, who could have acted differently, undermine his vehemence in some things,” he added.
Theophilo said that following the guidance of the then army chief, he tried to calm Bolsonaro: “President, all this has passed and now is to play the boat and follow the normal direction of things.”
Estevam Theophilo is a defendant for allegedly supporting the scammer plans suggested by Bolsonaro in late 2022. He gave testimony on Monday and denied encouragement to democratic rupture.
The general met with Bolsonaro at the Dawn Palace on December 9, 2022. They were alone for about 30 minutes.
The PGR (Attorney General of the Republic) says that Theophilo joined the criminal organization after accepting “coordinating the use of land forces according to the group’s guidelines.”
There are two main evidence raised by prosecutor Paulo Gonet. The first is the account of Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid-Railing in the process-which says he talked to Theophilo on the departure of the dawn.
“[Ele disse]: ‘If the president signs, the army will fulfill.’ Not that it was he who was going to fulfill, but the army, “Mauro Cid told a statement to the Supreme.
The other evidence would be messages exchanged by ICD with interlocutors in the army. In one of the messages, Lieutenant Colonel wrote that “he wants to do… as long as the PR signs.”
The Federal Police seized Theophilo’s cell phone, but found no message to compromise it. The material found in his home in Fortaleza also had nothing to do with the investigated facts.
In his Supreme testimony, General Theophilo says he only attended the meeting because Army Commander General Freire Gomes was out of Brasilia and summoned him to the meeting with the former president.
“I was not presented with any document or proposal of anything illegal and unconstitutional. General Freire Gomes would never send someone [a Bolsonaro] who wanted to intensify the spirits, “said Theophilo.
He said he found himself with Freire Gomes days later and reported in detail the conversation he had with Bolsonaro.
“I am accused of something that is unenforceable. I had no troop, I had no descent on any top […]. [A denúncia me impõe] A very vile, cowardly and dishonorable act that would be the betrayal of the army commander. How could one imagine that someone could suppose such aberration to a general who climbed all the posts of the military hierarchy, with 45 years of service totally dedicated to the homeland and the army? “
In addition to Theophilo, nine other defendants are heard on Monday in one of the final phases of the 2022 coup plot. They are interrogated (colonel), (colonel), (lieutenant colonel), (colonel), (lieutenant colonel), (lieutenant-colonel), (lieutenant colonel) and (federal police).
